–> A view of the Indian Head River from the Hanover side. We had been walking in the forest for more than an hour. We were still on a trail, […]
Learning About The Water Cycle
My son is in second grade, and each day when he comes home from school, one of the first things I do is check his backpack to see what the […]
A Sure Sign of Spring
–> Red Winged Blackbird (male). Which bird do you associate with the arrival of spring? The robin, right? It turns out that the appearance of a robin here on the […]
Go See the Snowy Owls!
–> Snowy Owl. Photo by Doug Lowry Have you seen the snowy owls on Duxbury Beach? So many people have been talking about them, I’m starting to feel like I’m […]
Coyotes In Our Midst
–> One night in December, my family was awakened twice by a pack of howling coyotes. They were loud — it sounded like they were right outside our door. The […]
Fish, Floods, and Dam Removal
–> Tack Factory Dam in Hanover. Photo courtesy of NSRWA. The South Shore has a rich industrial history. In centuries past, there were water-powered mills on nearly every river and […]
Blue Hills Reservation
The author at Blue Hills Reservation. For years I’ve been aware of the Blue Hill Reservation, which spans parts of Quincy, Braintree, Milton, Randolph, Canton and Dedham. I’ve written about […]
Boys in the Woods
–> The Teeple, Morey, Beal and Bernstein children prepare for a walk at Willow Brook Farm Preserve in Pembroke. Anyone who reads this column regularly knows that I enjoy a […]
Whale Watch!
–> Summer vacation is short this year – only eight weeks. At the end of June, I make a list of the things I want to do with my son […]
A Nature Pledge To My 7-Year-Old Son
–> Abel explores the banks of the Cut River in Green Harbor. My son, Abel, just finished first grade at South River Elementary School in Marshfield, the place where […]